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  1. journalism
    Nikole Hannah-Jones Says No to UNCAfter weeks of controversy over her tenure status, the New York Times journalist will instead accept a position at Howard University.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. the media
    Substack Is a Scam in the Same Way That All Media IsComplaints about the platform reflect broader discontents with the journalism industry and profession.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. poll position
    Should We Stop Paying Attention to Election Polls?Polls are like democracy: bad except as compared to all the alternatives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. burning questions
    Everything You Wondered About the 111 Cuomo Briefings“I know it couldn’t have been easy for you, because it was hell for me, and we all lived it together.”
    By Tara Abell
  5. new york times
    New York Times Publisher Calls Tom Cotton Op-Ed ‘Contemptuous’He reportedly said it “should not have been published.”
    By Chris Murphy and Zoe Haylock
  6. george floyd
    CNN Crew Arrested on Live TV During Minneapolis ProtestMinnesota State Police arrested CNN’s Omar Jimenez and his camera crew as they reported on the protests over George Floyd’s death in police custody.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. extremely local news
    The West Side Rag Is the Hyperlocal Site We All Wish We Had Right NowBreaking news from Zabar’s Country.
    By Justin Davidson
  8. the zucc
    Coronavirus Is Threatening Facebook’s Business ModelThe company is almost always bulletproof, but a pandemic may be the exception to the rule.
    By Brian Feldman
  9. coronavirus
    A Frank Talk About Testing, Vaccines, and Twitter TrollsUnpacking coronavirus with infectious-disease reporter Helen Branswell.
    By Irin Carmon
  10. politics
    Trump Says He Supports Freedom of Press in Iran, Contrary to Record at HomeOn Twitter, Trump demanded that Iran “let reporters roam free,” though at home journalists are “real sick ones.”
    By Matt Stieb
  11. josh hawley
    Smug, Elitist Senator Attacks Middle-Class Journalist As a Smug ElitistJosh Hawley has a lot of damn nerve calling Greg Sargent an “elitist.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. vision 2020
    Should We Cover Biden’s Gaffes? Trump’s Lies Are So Much Worse!Yes, there’s a risk of false equivalency, but Democrats need the opportunity to compare candidates to each other, and not just to Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. politics
    First Look Media Is Pivoting. But to What?The company recently shuttered two prestigious sites. Employees are worried about what comes next.
    By Sarah Jones
  14. let them eat steak
    Reporters Shouldn’t Toast Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Civility’s SakeJournalists said sharing a farewell drink was was the decent thing to do. But if there was ever a time to reject business as usual, it should be now.
    By Sarah Jones
  15. google
    One Company Is Making Money From News and It Rhymes With ‘Shmoogle’A new report states Google made $4.7 billion from the news industry in 2018, boosting calls to share revenue with publishers who are doing the work.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. life in pixels
    Does Facebook Have a Leaks Problem?Facebook employees are increasingly talkative and increasingly polarized — and a lot of them have access to private user data.
    By Max Read
  17. book excerpt
    My Tumultuous Time at the New York TimesJill Abramson on her lessons in journalism — and management — from editing the New York Times during the great digital disruption.
    By Jill Abramson
  18. international affairs
    Everything We Know About the Disappearance and Alleged Murder of Jamal KhashoggiTurkey has alleged that the Washington Post journalist was murdered by the Saudi regime, but it’s not yet clear what has happened.
    By Chas Danner
  19. media
    Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Wife Lynne BenioffThe Benioffs said they do not plan to have a role in the magazine’s day-to-day operations and are “honored to be stewards of this iconic brand.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. Business Insider Retracted a Bad Piece — and Set a Terrible PrecedentThere’s a reason retractions are so rare in journalism — and for the health and vibrancy of the craft, they need to stay that way.
    By Jesse Singal
  21. obituary
    Tom Wolfe, New York and New Journalism Legend, Dies at 88In a city of people who wear black, the man in the white suit.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  22. awful things
    Twin Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan Kill 29, Including JournalistsThe second bomber targeted people rushing to cover the first blast. AFP’s chief photographer in Afghanistan was among the seven journalists killed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. media
    Time Inc. Saw a Hopeful Future With Meredith. Now They’re Seeking a New Savior.Even as Meredith basks in the celebrity glow of its first Time 100 Gala on Tuesday, the company will be courting buyers for Time and other titles.
    By David Freedlander
  24. Kevin Williamson Won’t Tell Me What Should Happen to Women Who Have AbortionsAfter complaining no one will just ask him, I did. Williamson won’t answer plain questions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’David Smith, whose anchors recite right-wing scripts, said newspapers and magazines are “so left wing as to be meaningless dribble.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  26. select all
    When Facebook ‘Disrupts’ Journalism, It Degrades Our DemocracyJournalists don’t cover Facebook harshly because it threatens their jobs — they do so because it threatens our republic (and, also, their jobs).
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Local News Is Turning Into Trump TV, Even Though Their Viewers Don’t Want ItAmericans prefer unbiased local news. But media consolidation makes it profitable for stations to broadcast biased national news, anyway.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. fake news
    Donald Trump Wins His Own Fake News AwardHe finally revealed the winners … in a broken link to the GOP’s website.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  29. Journalist No Longer Facing Jail Time for Asking HHS Secretary a QuestionA West Virginia prosecutor’s office has dropped its charges against Dan Heyman, who was arrested in May for “aggressively” questioning Tom Price.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  30. media
    New York Daily News Sold to Publisher TroncThe company, which was formerly known as Tribune Publishing, also owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. media
    Mike Cernovich Pivots From Pizzagate to Not-So-Fake NewsThe alt-right favorite is distancing himself from Trump and rebranding as a journalist — “because it really triggers people.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  32. media
    Megyn Kelly’s Alex Jones Interview Was Less Controversial Than ExpectedCritics said the edited version offered a decent overview of the Infowars host but still had journalistic shortcomings.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. media
    Gianforte Apologizes for Assaulting Journalist Who Asked Him a QuestionHe’s agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists as part of a settlement agreement, but he still faces criminal charges.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. Why the Right Should Be Worried About Violence Against JournalistsConservative media folk do not have to stop being conservatives to get that their own values and interests are at stake.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. media
    HHS Secretary Commends Police for Arresting Journalist Who Asked Him a QuestionPrice notes the reporter approached him in a hallway, “not in a press conference,” and says, “Police acted as they felt necessary.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. media
    Reporter Arrested After Asking Health and Human Services Secretary a QuestionPolice say Dan Heyman was “causing a disturbance,” but he says he was just doing his job.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. select all
    Why the White House Is Boosting Mike CernovichThe White House wants to fuzz the boundaries between mainstream, respectable news outlets and utterly gonzo ones as much as possible.
    By Jesse Singal
  38. How Should Political Journalists Handicap Elections?Steve Bannon has called out the “elite press” for misjudging the 2016 race. Is now the right moment to take a lesson?
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national circus
    How the Media Did (and Didn’t) Fail in Covering the Rise of Donald Trump“The problem is not that the press is failing to do due diligence; the problem is that many of his [Trump’s] adherents are impervious to that diligence.”
    By Frank Rich
  40. You Can Trust the Echo Chamber About That Controversial Ben Rhodes ProfileDavid Samuels argues that the critical response to his profile of Rhodes illustrates the hopelessness of “open, rational debate” in today’s media climate. He’s wrong.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. The Secret Behind Facebook’s Trending Topics BarThe deadpan summaries are written by people acting as algorithms.
    By Brian Feldman
  42. Don’t Trust Your CMSIn the digital era, publishing is easier than ever. But so is making mistakes.
    By Max Read
  43. media
    Rolling Stone Moves to Dismiss UVA LawsuitThe magazine denies that it provided identifying information about three men wrongly accused of rape.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. journalism
    UVA Fraternity Hits Rolling Stone With $25 Million LawsuitMore fallout in the bungled campus-rape exposé.
    By Eric Levitz
  45. journalism
    Turkey Reportedly Releases Vice Journalists Arrested Earlier This WeekTheir fixer remains in jail.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  46. journalism
    Vice Journalists Accused of ‘Terror Activity’ in TurkeyTheir translator was also arrested.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. foreign affairs
    Egyptian Court Finds Al Jazeera Journalists GuiltyThey have been sentenced to three years in prison, after what was widely considered to be a sham trial. 
    By Chas Danner
  48. media
    The Family Contest to Become the Next New York Times PublisherThree young members of the House of Sulzberger are, politely, battling it out.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  49. campus sexual assault
    Everything We Know About the UVA Rape Case [Updated]A guide to the many questions and controversies raised by the now-debunked Rolling Stone article.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. journalism
    Rolling Stone Managing Editor Steps Down in Wake of Botched Rape Story The magazine was also hit with a second defamation suit over the retracted report.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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